Vanderbilt
SEC · 1951 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras
1951 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE | Unranked | — | W 22–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 5–5 | L 14–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 22–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 6–3–1 | W 34–20 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 5–5 | L 13–33 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | SEC | 11–0–1 | L 7–8 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 | TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA | Unranked | — | W 19–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 7–3–1 | W 20–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | SEC | 4–6 | L 10–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 | MEMPHIS | Unranked | — | W 13–7 |
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 10–1 | L 27–35 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- LSU +7
- Ole Miss +6
- Alabama +5
- Georgia Tech 0
- Tennessee -1
- Auburn -5
- Florida -5
- Tulane -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.